Motor vehicle garment hanger rack



: Filed Jan. 31, 1952 9, 1954' J. c. OSBURN ET AL 2,668,647

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ATTD R N EYE Patented Feb. 9, 1954 ice G.- Gsburnand James Eanmown, Chattanooga; Tenn;

anama January-31, 1952', set-a1 269302 v1 invention relates to racks for temporarily supporting garment "with garments thereon in bodies of trucks used :by cleaning establishments, and in particular a of side rails adapted to be supported by brackets mi the inner surfaces of walls of a delivery truck with transversely disposed rods movably mounted on said rails and adapted to :be secured in adjusted positions thereon.- g 6 The purpose'of inventionis to improve'the $81 of rack used for supporting garments :in trucks of cleaning establishments wherein one row of garments may be moved toward an end of atruck when a preceding row .isexhausted;

Various types ofhangers have been used for garments in motor vehicle truck bodies, however, with the conventional type of delivery truck where the garments are held by hcolrson the side walls garments are often dam aged by being dropped from hangers and it is -6- als'o diflicult to locate the garments; With this thought in mind invention contemplates a plurality of telescopmg garment hanger supporting rods havingshos with thumb nuts there in on the ends thereof and rails adapted to be mounted by brackets against the inner surfaces of walls of a delivery truck whereby with the shoes positioned on the rails the rods are movable longitudinally of the truck body.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for supporting rows of garments in a delivery truck body whereby the rows are moraine toward the end or thebody.

Anthi" object of the invention-is to provide a garment supporting rack for delivery truck bodies in which the parts are adjustable whereby the rack is adapted to be mounted in truck bodies of different sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment supporting rack for delivery truck bodies which is of a simple and economical conplaced on one rod may be moved toward the drivers seat, another row placed on another rod may be moved to a position intermediate of the length of the truck, and a row of garments positioned on another rod may be spaced from the rear of the truck.

3 claims.- (01. 224-421) 2 othefreatmes and advantages of tire-invent'ioii win appear ffotii tli renewing description taken connection with t e drawing -wherein: Figure 1 a "do elevational of the rear portion or triiclt' may with arts trek-m away, gasping garments hanging ream me rack in the r a y.

Figure '2" cross se m-en through the track ma taken on o e r -2 at Fig.- 1 showing the method or motif-it part of the truck body illustrating the relative position of the rack and main-mag *eliiifits mercies.

Figure is a eaten j weirdly mam the lower of tlie telescoping rtids'afid supporting rails showing the parts on driest-(1e of therac'k.

Figure 5 isle} detail illustrating omit: the telescoping rods and showing the shoes on the ends thereon Figure 6 is :a; detail iilus'tra't'ihg' one-of the rail supporitii is brackets.-

Referring now to the drawings wherein iike reference characters denote corresponding parts the garment snpportmg rack of this invention includes a pair of" hori'a'ontally' disposed rails l0 and Hi V2 for supporting the angle irons -13 and "H positioned the inner surfaces or the walls of the truck body 1| and telescoping rods in which .snialier rods 46 are slidably mounted in tubes .11 and which.

rods are provided with shoes 18 and the tubes 17 with-shoes' l'fi.

In the design shown the shoes 18 and I9 are L-shaped in cross section, including horizontally disposed plates 20 and 2| with vertically disposed flanges 22 and 23, respectively and with clip angles 24 having thumb screws 25 therein extended downwardly from the lower surfaces of the plate 20 and similar clip angles 26 with thumb screws 21 therein extended downwardly from the lower surfaces of the plate 2|.

The tubes I! are provided with set screws 28 whereby with the shoes l8 and I9 positioned to slide freely on the rails l0 and II the set screws may be tightened to retain the telescoping elements in position.

As illustrated in Fig. 6 the brackets I2 are provided with U-shaped clips 29 on the upper ends which are adapted to be positioned over vertically disposed legs 30 of the mounting angles l3 and I4, and the brackets are provided with set screws 3| which are threaded in openings 32 whereby the brackets are secured in position on the supporting angles.

The brackets [2 are also provided with elongated slots 33 through which bolts 34 extend for attaching the rails l and l l to the brackets.

The angle irons l3 and M are provided with notches as indicated by the numeral 35 to provide clearance for ribs 36 on the inner surface of the walls of the truck body and it will be understood that the angles may be welded or otherwise secured to the ribs whereby the angles remain permanently in position.

With the parts arranged in this manner, garment hangers as indicated by the numeral 31 with garments 38 thereon are hooked over the telescoping rods whereby the garments on the" end rods are readily accessible and as the end rows of garments are removed the garments on the intermediate rod may be moved towardeither end so that they may be positioned to be readily accessible.

In loading the truck the thumb nuts and 21 are unscrewed so that the shoes are free to slide on the rails and as one rod is filled with garments it is moved toward the drivers seat as shown in Fig. 1. The rod supporting another row is movedvto an intermediate position and the rod supporting a third row may remain in position at the rear of the truck body sothat garments thereon are readily accessible.

It will be understood that the rack may be provdied in difierent sizes and as many rows of garments as may be desired may be placed thereon. g

The supporting angles I3 and M may be mounted in the truck body by other means and although the supporting elements are L-shaped in cross section it will be understood that the supporting elements of other designs may he used and the brackets l2 may be attached to thesupporting elements or directly to the ribs of the truck body as may be desired.

It will be understood that other modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is: V

1; In a garment rack for a motor vehicle having a body with side walls, angle irons positioned parallel to said side walls and adapted to be mounted on the inner surfaces of the walls, rails 's'paced from and positioned parallel to said angle irons, brackets suspended from the angle irons and having extended horizontally disposed sections upon which the rails are carried, shoes slidably mounted on said rails, tubes extended from the shoes on one side of the vehicle, rods carried by the shoes on the opposite side of the vehicle and slidably mounted in said tubes providing telescoping members, and means for clamping on the inner-surfaces o f the walls, rails spaced from and positioned parallel to said angle irons, brackets having clips on the upper ends with which they are suspended from the angle irons and having'horizontally disposed sections upon which said rails are carried, shoes, L-shaped in cross section slidably mounted on said rails, horizontally positioned transversely disposed tubes extended from the shoes on one side of the vehicle, horizontally disposed rods carried by the shoes on the opposite side of the vehicle and slidably mounted on said tubes providing telescoping members, and means for clamping'the shoes in position upon therails.

3. In a garment rack for a motor vehicle body having side walls, angle irons positioned parallel to said side walls and adapted to be mounted on the inner surfaces of the walls, rails spaced from and positioned parallel to said angle irons, brackets having clips on the upper ends with which they are suspended from the angle irons and having horizontally disposed sections upon which said rails are carried, shoes, L-shaped in cross section slidably mounted on said rails, horizontally positioned transversely disposed tubes extended from the shoes on one side of the vehicle, horizontally disposed rods carried by the shoes on the opposite side of the vehicle and slidably mounted in said tubes providing telescoping members, means for securing the rails to the said horizontally disposed sections of the brackets, means securing the telescoping sections in ad justed positions, and clip angles having thumb screws threaded therein extended downwardly from said shoes and positioned whereby the thumb screws clamp the shoes and telescoping members in position upon said rails.

JOE o. OSBURN.

J. BROWN.

Number Name I Date 2,253,423 Fellers et al., Aug. 19'," 1941 2,476,476 ,Baylor et a1 July 19, 1949 

